Sara Hooker

Sara Hooker currently works as a breaking news beat reporter on Monday and Wednesday nights, and writes dining and drink columns for the Daily Heraldís entertainment section, as well as edits stories for Reflejos.

Sara began her career with the Daily Herald in 2004 as a reporter in the DuPage County bureau covering the communities of Glen Ellyn and Glendale Heights. In 2005, she began covering Indian Prairie School District 204.

In 2007, following the birth of her oldest child, she went part-time and has since worked on various web projects, editing and story assignments.

Prior to joining the Daily Herald, Sara worked as a reporter and editor at Southern Illinois University Carbondaleís college paper, the Daily Egyptian.

Sara earned a bachelorís degree in journalism from SIU and a masterís degree in public affairs reporting from University of Illinois Springfield.

As part of the masters program at UIS, Sara completed an internship in the Daily Heraldís Springfield bureau covering statehouse politics.

Mar 30 2015 | 5:18 am - Five people were injured in a three-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon in West Chicago, fire officials said. The crash happened at about 2:20 p.m. on Fabyan Parkway about a mile south of Roosevelt Road at McChensney Road, West Chicago fire officials...

Mar 25 2015 | 11:26 pm - A Hinsdale South student brought a broken BB gun to school Wednesday, district officials said. An investigation began as soon as a student reported that a fellow student brought a weapon to school, Hinsdale Township High School District 86 officials...

Mar 25 2015 | 10:47 pm - A 2.9 magnitude earthquake has been reported about a mile west of Lake in the Hills, according to the US Geological Survey. Word spread quickly through social media with people reporting that they heard a loud boom in surrounding towns including...

Mar 24 2015 | 10:48 am - Fogo de Chao in Rosemont welcomes spring with several light and fresh menu additions. Aliano's Express is now open for business in Batavia. And prasino focuses on raw foods in celebration of Earth Hour 2015 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28.